Environmental Studies and Zilkha Center for the Environment Reorganization
Effective July 1, 2024, the Zilkha Center and the co-curricular components of the Center for Environmental Studies merged to become the new Zilkha Center for the Environment link, while the Environmental Studies Program link, became a stand-alone interdisciplinary academic program that is the home of the Environmental Studies curriculum. You can read more about the changes here.
Department News
Nov 1st, 2024
Log Lunch with Sophia Schmidt ’17: Recording Climate Change through Public Radio
Sophia Schmidt ’17 returned to Williamstown to give the first Log Lunch talk of November, describing her coverage of climate change on Philadelphia public radio. Professor Sarah Gardner introduced Schmidt as one of her former students, an Environmental Studies and...
Oct 28th, 2024
Land Use and Climate Change: Log Lunch with Dan Lashof, Director of the World Resources Institute
On October 26th, Log Lunch welcomed Dan Lashof, the Director of the World Resource Institute along. Williams Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Lindi Von Mutius ‘03 welcomed those who made the journey for parents weekend, before introducing Lashof. An...
Oct 22nd, 2024
Log Lunch with Emma Nathanson ’25 and Campbell Leonard ’25: CES Summer Funding
On Friday, October 18, the Log Lunch community welcomed student speakers Emma Nathanson ’25 and Campbell Leonard ’25 to discuss their experiences working with local farms, funded by the Center for Environmental studies summer grants program. Emma, a history major,...